Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1887-10-02

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MY Small girs wiH do the work
lnss 3! vel e small boy; but yon
neeae / H4k her % draw tWs ioadi for
cent lnat becauss shs Il gin Pay
ss1 = yoa would . boy Fanny Field
nor BOOTS o. curf7sas.
4 eorresponaent. spankins Of hop
rpots, waists % know What becomes
q the rcotsl Or, rather. would he
cuttings have taken root whan We re-
thems''
Cuttings are taken from runners thai
start out from near the crown 81 ne
hAA and run cut near the surface Of
Ne ground. and. 4 not disturbed.
finally come 10 TIE surfaee Roots
proper strike out under fhese. ramffv
and penetrate deep; stil under these
are = sort q tnber that penstratas per-
pendiculaxiy andsr ne crown Of the
hsll. We often speak q hop cuttings
as hop roots, bat as q matter Of fact
they are not roots e. all: fhsy are run-
ners with eyes on then fhat nre useful
only 70 propagate fFum
These Win show no signs a rcots, or.
in fact, not much a lie when ready
for planting, but fnaily win strike
roota and send forward buds that de-
veiop into : bop vine. 70 endure in this
mid climate and deep sol, 30 far a.
We can judge BY past experience, for
ever and = day. Our oldest hop yard
Is now twsnty-one years old from the
first planting.
KrTTrrAs Fab.
We are in receipt Of a neat pamphlets
Of - pages. issued By the Kittitas Ag-
rieultural Association, containing the
articles Of incorporation, rules and
regulations and programme Of the
Association, coupled with the an
nouncement Of holding its firzt annuaE
Fair at EIlsnsburg, commencing on
tie nth Il October ana continuing for
four days.
Judging BY the painstaking labor
bestowed upon this work, the COM |
pieteness Of the premium list and the |
admirable rules adopted, one could |
scarcely expect other than q successful |
Fair. It would be well II Western |
Washington could Be represented; but /
the latensas Of the publication win |
doubtless prevent an active eompeti-
ton from this side.
LETTER TKoN n. c.
The following pleasant letter from q
lady who signs herself I'M. O." Is
printed with a hearty good viii, and
would have been all the more welcome
had she given liberty TO aifix her name
TO Il. Nevertheless It Is welcome,
prompted a. It Is BY the motives ss
stated, and valuable as giving the best
experiences Of The best housekeepsrs.
such letters Is this are what we want,
and hope Others win follow, and that
writer's viii come forward in their own
language. over their own names. 50 as
20 establish q circle Of Familiar
Talks FROM others besides the busy
editor, widen their acquaiatance, ex-
tend their influence, and form a corps
Of q relied for busy mistresses " Of
the household 70 be gratefully remem-
bered. Here Is the letter In full:
AGRICULTURAL ED. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.
Contrary TO popular belief, it Is new
ertheless true that they who have
nothing to trouble" them are not sell
dom the very persons most sorely
afflicted for their less fortunate fellow
mortals- Thus II happens that /, no
am moved 10 take pen in |
hand for the relief Of Janen and
other busy mistresses Of home, sweet
home Their porpiexity over the pre-
serving Of corn, as expressed through
your columns . few weeks ago, dis
dressed me; for, though the hardness
OF my head Is occasionally source Of
trouble 10 my friends--so they say :
the softness Of my heart is constantly
a source Of trouble 70 myself.
But, Mr.. Agricultural Editor, after
all. was not this pen taken up 70 tell
you and 10 tell your readers how to !
have the sweetest Of corn all the year !
roundf Yea, surely. As has already !
been stated, " 10 guide the house" 10
not my appointed work, yet has not
all my life been spent in q world full
Of housakeepers7 And have they not {
freely and kindly impaired 70 me Of !
their arts aud sciencea2 Nay, have
they not many q time and Oft permit
ted me ths privilege Of sharing their
Of their failures /,
With their successes and triumphs, be
il here said. have had little or nothing
to do. Theirs be the glory; and, like
most other mortals, this the house
keeper Is quite able 10 bear without
assistance from any quarter. But
again / get away from my subject. Tol
you, sir the diihcghty Of restraining 9 1
huent and discursive pen Il not un-
known. You will pardon me; but
how about your readersf Win theyf
Well, then, on the corn question my {
housekeeping friends used 20 discourse ,
thus: Yen can't can corn as you do
other things. / have tried Il, and Il
won't keep. The factories put lime
or something" In it-have q trade Sc
cres Of their own. Into my ears-my :
perfectly willing eafs-what narratives :
Of experiment have been poured e. !
pertinent usually ending In fermenta-
lion, explosion, putria, cornabespat- ,
tered cellars, total waste Of time, labor
and good material. At length, how
ever, I met with a lady before whose !
housewifely skill the usual difficulties
cannot stand. At the touch OF her :
finger even the refractory corn sue !
cnnbs, remaining quietly, and even
sweetly, lust where she puts il until
snmmoned forth hy--by--by the can !
opener. Here u her secret and here Is !
her method IN
cut the corn from the cob and put
into sufficient water 70 cook. While